Thursday, August 02, 2007

My (DD) cup runneth over...

In case you all were thinking that I was becoming a one-trick sock pony, I present to you a FO of another sort: Kipling!Pattern: Kipling, available for free at Yarn AbuseYarn: Jeannee from Plymouth Yarns, color #7, 1.5 skeinsNeedles: size 7

This pattern was a delight, thanks to Kim for making available a baby project that just flies off the needles and was one of the simplest, quickest baby knits ever. If you can believe it, this was this yarn snob's first time around with--gasp--acrylic. Jeannee is 51% cotton and 49% acrylic, and was a pleasure to work with. The acrylic gives the fabric a lovely sheen and helps maintain the shape of the cotton. And since it's not going to be touching my body, I can fully endorse the acrylic content of this yarn. Shhhh! Don't tell anyone that a former dévotée of the Preppy Handbook is making that statement.

This sweater is destined for a first time grad student mother in our department, and I can't wait to give it to her. Can you stand how cute the collar is? Is there anything more fun that knitting for a newborn? Kipling: Highly recommended, a satisfying knit.

Look, I told you all that I had insanely good luck. Still skeptical? Well yesterday I received the Red Rocks yarn pictures below in the mail from the very lovely Courtney over at (prepare yourselves for the best blog name ever) Yarntootin'.

Yee-haw! And one of my favorite bloggers (and soon to be ex huisvrouw) out there Jen of Knitting Sutra is sending me some fantastic yarn from the Netherlands, just because I rustled up some interest in her contest. Honestly! And if you don't hate me already, I won some killer swag over chez Lone Knitter as well. Please know that there is a dark underside to my consistent winning of blog contests. I attribute it to the fact that the Internet is basically a soft addiction for me at this point. Yes, this summer Bloglines, Ravelry and I have logged a lot of hours together. It's been a non-stop ménage à trois. But alas the torrid summer romance will have to come to an end as other paycheck-related duties come to the fore. But we have had a hell of a time together.

Okay.... I'm turning green! All that awesome loot, and a cute baby sweater besides! I've GOT to check out some of that yarn!

I, too, see my summer affair with my computer coming to a close. We must be in the same "line of work"!!!! Late the other night when my son got home he asked me what I actually do on the computer all the time. He seems to think I'm on it every time he sees me. I, however, feel that the problem is his. He must be delusional!

Cute, cute baby sweater! And that yarn is gorgeous. (My yarn buying is being temporarily curtailed as a result of my recent wheel purchase, so I'll have to enjoy yours vicariously. Buy more. I'm suffering withdrawal.)